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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello everybody, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have not much luck trying to open GFS ensemble
grib2 files with the template option. After downloading all members and
trying to apply the time-template option to a member like:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>g2ctl.pl -verf
gens_20_2008060400z_P%f3.grib > uwe.ctl<BR>gribmap -i
uwe.ctl<BR></FONT><BR>gribmap reports no errors, the control file looks okay,
but all variables are undef in Grads 2.0.a2! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have no issues opening the individual files in
Grads or combining each forecast-member's files into one large file and then
opening those. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jennifer just mentioned that a gribmap
time-template bug has been fixed, but I still have one .... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anybody have any ideas ... suggestions ...
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers and thanks to all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Uwe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jma@COLA.IGES.ORG href="mailto:jma@COLA.IGES.ORG">Jennifer Adams</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT
href="mailto:GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT">GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 02, 2008 9:40 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> NEW RELEASE of GrADS
2.0.a2</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear All,
<DIV>I have posted a new version of GrADS: 2.0.a2. This version has
several new features and important bug fixes. The GrADS downloads web page (<A
href="http://iges.org/grads/downloads.html">http://iges.org/grads/downloads.html</A>)
has also been updated with links to the source code and two binary releases
(more binaries to follow as soon as possible). </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV> Features:</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * ready for use with GDS-2.0 to access
5-dimensional data sets via OPeNDAP</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * support for thinned grib2
grids </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * gribmap has -0 option for
grib2</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * allows non-float data types for hdf
coordinate axes </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><FONT
style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> Bug Fixes:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * memory leak when replacing an existing
defined variable</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * multiple fixes for netcdf/hdf handling
(templating, zrev, %nodim%, et al.)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * contour interval and label handling
for double precision numbers</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> * changed 'query dims' output for
ensembles</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> * fixed gribmap's handling of data
sets templated over T but not E</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">
* fixed 'set annot' command and other minor
bugs</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Courier"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">
<DIV>This release is a companion for GDS 2.0, which can now serve 5-D data
sets. COLA is running a 2nd GDS for testing on port 9191 that is serving
everything on the 9090 server plus GFS ensemble forecasts. Check 'em out
at </DIV>
<DIV> <A
href="http://monsoondata.org:9191/dods/gfsens/">http://monsoondata.org:9191/dods/gfsens/</A> </DIV>
<DIV>A public release of GDS 2.0 is forthcoming -- we are still testing. If
you'd like to help, please try using the 9191 server. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>Please post comments and questions and bug reports here (low-tech bug
tracking is still in use at COLA). As always, I must be able to reproduce a
problem on my own systems in order to fix it, so keep that in mind when
reporting bugs. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Jennifer</DIV>
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<DIV>--</DIV>
<DIV>Jennifer M. Adams</DIV>
<DIV>IGES/COLA</DIV>
<DIV>4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302</DIV>
<DIV>Calverton, MD 20705</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:jma@cola.iges.org">jma@cola.iges.org</A></DIV>
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